How to setup your external XLR microphone to use with Xbox one party chat

Took me a few days of troubleshooting but I set up my shure Sm7b to be able to be used with either my companion app or my Xbox party chat to keep the same mic quality at all times.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Tutorial begins at roughly 2:58..enjoy

[@silver1407]

you reminded me that i could just join the party through my PC and send my Xbox audio into my mixer via aux on my monitor so i don't have to deal with this nonsense, cheers

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Much easier. I did it this way after awhile. Joined all parties via companion or gamebar and ran mod mic program because it has a programmable mute button

[@codybailey8720]

I only have a headset and mic, is there anyway I can stop the echo and layering without the special stuff you have to stop it?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

your issue could be ground and power related and the ground loop would help a ton

[@swirl3557]

Does it work just to plug the usb into the Xbox?

[@itpsycho3648]

no

[@Kxero.]

Slinky Zeus#1888 did you see rifty 😂

[@memachoman]

No

[@anaymakan6989]

do you need the adapter 3:03 if your xbox controller already has a headphone jack, surely I can just plug the 3.5mm cable into the xbox controller?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

I just use it to mute myself when in party with friends So I can chat with stream

[@MrRobotboy123]

if he move them 3 adapters off top of that xbox they gone forever lmaooo

[@KBryantMediaLLC]

FACTS!!!!! 😂~klb~

[@BL4KPANTHER]

It’s a fact lol I have one left

[@invest_9361]

Hey man liked your video and subscribed to your channel. Thanks for the info I do have a question for you, wanted to see if you can help? I just bought some good headphones, but they do not have a mic, as well as a DAC and an external yeti blue mic. Trying to figure out how to connect to xbox one x? I can connect my headphones to the DAC, but when it comes to the yeti blue external mic not sure how to do it with out using the headphone jack on the xbox controller. The DAC I bought is Fosi Audio Q4 Headphone Amplifier Mini Stereo DAC 24-Bit 192 KHz USB. I did notice it does not have a separate port for the mic. I have been using the splitter to the DAC and trying to connect it that way, the only problem I'm having is the mic is not working. Can you please help!? This is very hard especially with xbox.

[@polaricee8247]

Ima probably do some research rn because I am trying to connect a crappy as mic to my xbox

[@raoulswaanenburg6202]

Do you need a power suply for your studio mic ?

[@thelegiona1re197]

had a question for you im trying to use a sound board and voice synth on my pc but i also want it to work with the actual xbox and not just through the companion app so i can talk in game chat as well, do you know how i would do this, ive got it in my head id have to use a usb microphone and then plug in an aux cord from the computer to the controller am i correct in this thinking ?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Personally I would just download voicemod pro on your computer and pay for the lifetime key And do it all digital. Then you could use it for whatever because it is set to your mic output. I use the voice changer functions often on mine then I use my streamdeck to activate/deactivate them.

[@helix-blitzninja]

hey can the mixer ur using on the side with mix amp there r u able to run a software and use it as a mic and voice change for example can i use fl studio with that mixer and voice change by using the auto tune i have for fl studio with that mixer

[@BL4KPANTHER]

I do it much differently now. I run from mixer into my pc and use voice mod pro. You can use auto tune etc with that software..now I will say if you run to the mixer/auto tune first then you should be able to easily just run your outs back into this

[@helix-blitzninja]

@@BL4KPANTHER so it does work right yeah sorry i’m asking bc i might go with this style of mixer i already have goxlr but i kinda wanna add more um volume/mic’s to my goxlr would it work or it can even be on its own so i ask if u can use it the way i told u with the mixer then yeah bc i want the same mixer as yours i might get one later down the line also another question is what mixer is that as well like what’s it called

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@helix-blitzninja you use both, just run this mixer into the go xlr as an input that was one is the behringer xenyx 802. They do make a usb version as well.

[@helix-blitzninja]

@@BL4KPANTHER ight thx man I will try this way down line thx man I own u one bro

[@howdensgrail]

how do you record your friends party chat?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

With this method? When using the Xbox companion app it automatically records be ause it comes through your desktop audio or an any audio cable you set up for it... If it's for the Xbox party then you have a few options. 1) the elgato chat link cable from your controller back into your pc line in or mic input 2) change the settings in your party chat menu on Xbox to both headset and speaker 3) if you have a mixamp (gen 2 or higher) then use the stream port on it and an aux cable to go into your pc line in or mic input.

[@howdensgrail]

@@BL4KPANTHER ok tysm i've been looking for this exact video for so long because i didnt know if it was possible to link a xlr mic to a xbox

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@howdensgrail glad I could help, anything you're running your XLR mic through should have some kind of audio out that you can either send direct or split to get out and send that back into your computer. My suggestion is def the audio splitter that most gaming oc headsets use so you can still make sure you get your audio from the controller should you choose to get it that way. I use a mixamp of course

[@dire183]

@@BL4KPANTHER do these desk top microphones work in Fortnite party chat?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@dire183 it works for all console stuff and if you're playing on pc then just assign your input mic to be the input for the mixer (mic or line) and it should work

[@VSTRVvVGVNZV]

I want to buy the same mixer for mine, xbox series X. But I have an external sound card and headphone amplifier. I can do that ? you will need to connect without a PC, only to the xbox I need help with this

[@BL4KPANTHER]

As I know my the Xbox won't read the mixer as a sound card. You could still run your external stuff to the mixer using a converter. So sound from Xbox to converter in them cables from converter out into whatever channel on the mixer you want to use. The mixer will have a headphone jack on it. I personally prefer the app on pc so you adjust levels etc

[@spyder6224]

Are you able to just connect the goxlr to it for the party sampling and talking in chat and all that? I heard you just gotta use an optical cable and that’s it. But i don’t know if that’s true or if u need a pc for it or what. I’m confused about this

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Well optical would be for your overall sound. The party connects either aux or a usb style connection if you use a mixamp. With goxlr it is essentially just like the mixer I have here but with some software added. Simply put your party chat needs to come from somewhere into the goxlr. So if it's the controller then all game sounds would feed into the goxlr or you could feed the line out of the go XLR into the controller port and then use the optical cable from Xbox into your goxlr to capture game sounds.

[@spyder6224]

BL4K PANTHER sp I’m already trying to think of a little audio set up here. I have a usb mic that is plugged into my pc and I’m thinking maybe I could plug in an aux cord from the line out port of my pc and then mic in for the goxlr. And then have a splitter plugged into the controller with two aux cords plugged in. And one goes from the audio out into the headphone jack of the splitter and then the other goes from audio in from the mic port on the splitter. Do you know if that will work? I’m just trying to get this usb mic working with the goxlr while it’s plugged into the Xbox. I know I left the optical cable out of that list but all that was so I could talk in game. And then I was thinking I could just plug in my headset to the headphone in port on the goxlr

[@minnil7927]

careful stacking stuff on the xbox you could damage it if you do not allow it to vent

[@ReynaldoIvanPena]

Is It possible to use the Apollo Twin Quad Core audio interface instead of a mixer? I have the Elgato Chat Link cable, I plug it into my Apollo which has a Shure SM7B XLR mic. When I plug my headphones into one end of the Y cable and plug the male end of the Y cable into the XBOX controller, my streamers can hear game, my computer and my Shure SM7B microphone. However, the issue is that my xbox party chat CANNOT hear me. There is no microphone signal going into the Y cable from my Apollo Twin Quad Core Audio Interface. Any suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Well in your setup I'm assuming you are running the line out into your pc so a stream software can capture it. If this is the case then just run optical in from console into the mk2 and then 1/4 to aux from the monitor Jack's into the elgato chat link cable. You would then have all your sound coming into the mk2 like a mixamp and then your party chat pumped out the controller into the pc line/ mic in

[@ReynaldoIvanPena]

​@@BL4KPANTHER Thanks, I just ordered this cable for optical, www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DI89X7M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Not sure how the XBOX will identify the MK2 as a microphone so it sounds a bit confusing but I think I'll be able to handle things when they arrive. This is where I am stuck. I've reached out to Universal Audio, Shure and KZbinrs all over. The optical cable makes a lot of sense, it's having the xbox understand XLR language that has me a little bit in disbelief, but lets see bro. good looks. I just noticed KZbin is not notifying me of comments and replies, I made edits to my notifications yesterday, I'll check back in if anything.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@ReynaldoIvanPena is because the 1/4 to aux cable from monitoring will go out to your controller. So nothing about XLR will change. Just the box sending it out to the Xbox

[@ReynaldoIvanPena]

@@BL4KPANTHER Million dollar question, is the XBOX suppose to identify the XLR mic as it would with a regular mic? I'm using a party chat to verify whether my listeners on XBOX can hear me or not. I have it setup exactly the way you instructed me but it's right back to where I started. Like the XBOX won't identify the microphone for some reason. The Apollo L and R monitor outputs on the Apollo go out to my studio monitors. The optical makes my game sound awesome via studio monitors but using line 3 and 4 on the Apollo, nor using the headphone jack is working. I even tried the guitar amp to commute between those three jacks and my xbox controller, no indication when I am speaking through my XLR.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@ReynaldoIvanPena 100k answer lol I'm confirming that you are using quarter inch cables to aux and running that from your monitoring out on the Apollo into the aux jack on the controller? Even the elgato splitter cable with a aux to 1/4 adapter would work because the elgato splitter is 4 pole

[@BgCuntryDad]

Im using the Xbox Companion Console app with my HP Omen Laptop, i7- 7700hq with the nvidia gtx 1050ti i have a xlr mic going into a usb spliter to the laptop, then my RIG 600LX to the mic front panel jack to pc to hear everything including game. however no one can hear me. why? so both mics work on my stream by the way just the xlr one i prefer more.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Sounds like you need to go into your companion app settings and set your mic(s) properly. What exactly is the purpose of the USB splitter again in your setup? The hears both because it sounds like you have them both added as audio inputs. I use my XLR mic for my companion app as well since it's just easier to have the one mic and also my Beyer Dynamic cans don't have an actual mic. Then I just toggle mute myself (in companion app) when I only want to chat with stream

[@troupdogg136]

hey man, newer streamer here trying to figure all this out. but would i be able to do this on a go xlr mini with out the astro mix amp or no?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Technically yes, you would just run an aux cable from your line out on the back of the goxlr mini into your controller.

[@troupdogg136]

@@BL4KPANTHER ok awesome! i've been wondering if there would be any way to do it when i decide to upgrade in the future. thanks so much man

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@troupdogg136 anytime and happy gaming

[@MicroMisty]

Do you have to use the companion app on your of or can you just use the party chat on your console

[@BL4KPANTHER]

You can use either. It's up to you

[@jtkmania5662]

I have a wireless headset will it still work?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

depends if you have a way to route audio something else

[@larry9628]

I have a Bluetooth headset to I still need the audio adapter if so with without the splitter

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Is it using a base station.?

[@dapperteccy]

How the heck do I run just a simple lavalier microphone to the Xbox elite controller?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Same thing but just run it into the mixer and the mixer to the controller. Otherwise plug it in. The issue is you need to get your game sound which could be done via optical and a mixamp

[@Barkley7801]

Will this work if I plug in a headset with a mic into the splitter but muted it?

[@ikealime8356]

Yes

[@CALIGS]

So watching this and reading your replies over the last couple years, I find that I'm in a slightly different but related scenario, which hopefully has a simple solution as well: I want to use a condenser mic, USB or XLR - doesnt matter to me, as I have both - on a Series X and still stream game audio. With my Astro A40s, a single Chat Link, and a HD60X capture card I can do a basic version but it doesn't sound great due to headset mic. Ideally I'd like to have a single condenser mic be what picks up my voice, for *both* my party *and* my stream, and I'd like the stream to capture game audio for games like Call of Duty so we can hear my team and enemy team. What am I missing in my set up for the most straightforward, streamlined, and hopefully easy set up? Is there a way to do this without a physical pre-amp and/or mixer? I have a PC as well, which I use for the streaming end of things only but if it is the only way to make a solution I'm open to anything.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

If using pc for Xbox I would use gamebar app and run my microphone into my computer. Then I would add a usb pedal and make it hotkey ptt then you would use one microphone with all applications including discord. It would allow the toggle foot in game and you could talk to chat without ever removing your hands from the sticks. I have the elgato pedals and they are a dream for this

[@CALIGS]

@@BL4KPANTHER so fast to respond and clear. I will test this out, subscribed with notifications on, thank you so much.

[@CALIGS]

@@BL4KPANTHER I know you don't upload a lot, but I'll know when you do! Haha

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@CALIGS yeah i started a business last year and it has swamped me .. I’ve found the pc aspect is just better. If you want the best audio imo I would get a mixer and really dial it in then use 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch out into your pc so it all comes through premixed and clean. You can then open your streaming software and run everything like your music and use the record function. Your playback will be exactly what your stream would hear. So you adjust levels to your liking without going live

[@zakconstance7793]

Awesome vid man. I have the Astro a40 and mix amp, I use the stream port from the mixamp as my game and party audio in to SLOBS. If I got a mixer and XLR mic think I could plus the mix amp into one channel of mixer and xlr into the other then just mute my head set mic this would work? Obviously use the Xbox app to set up party chat. I have no cap card either I use companion app to capture game just starting streaming, apologies if this sounds Newby ha!

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Okay so yes you can get a mixer and run your streamport out into the first channel of that mixer and then your XLR mic into the second channel of that mixer but you would still need to run the main outs back into your streaming computer. also you need to remember that you would have to have a cable to use for your aux or effects send out of your XLR channel that goes into your controller. now if you're wanting to use just companion app then you don't need to do any of that at all, you can just use companion app and set your mix that goes into the computer as your input device inside of the companion app. if you decided to run the streamport into the mixer then you would just go in your Astro Command Center and mute your mic so it doesn't layer in the mix and then use the toggle mute on your headset or just pull the microphone out since you won't need that microphone.

[@SwerveNation]

@@BL4KPANTHER what mixer and amp do u reccomend for audio techinca AT2035? This my first time trying this btw rn i have turtle beach elite pro 2s and I'm tired of the mic echoes and catching my game audio so i just wanna use the AT2035s since it is used by the likes of ninja and what not for mic use.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

I have to apologize I didn't realize that you responded... Im using just a headphone amplifier with my astro mixamp

[@weswilson9781]

How do you get game audio?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

The splitter pushes it from the controller. My setup now pushes everything through the mixamp

[@lorx.2734]

Thank you💗❤️

[@x.uistrash8623]

Can you use any adapter or do you need xbox adapter

[@BL4KPANTHER]

For which part?

[@gagegriggs2778]

Does Marshall MXL Tempo Microphone work with xbox

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Unfortunately I don't think that it will because it is usb

[@sumyoonguy1197]

so im trying to do this with ps4 also i dont stream and have sennheiser hdr 175's that i can use the optical for hearing the game/chat just trying to get my xlr mic setup

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Yeah. You could use a usb mixer directly into the ps4 for that setup. That's how i use it on mine

[@Coolcookie-c7u-q9j]

I have a question

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Shoot

[@joeywinn3245]

Now, does the T40 mixamp actually serve a purpose here?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

It does yeah, I still controls my pan and stuff like before. Only difference is that if I join via Xbox companion then I lose ability to control that chat volume. It instead just makes my game in the headset louder only.

[@joeywinn3245]

Would it work with something like an a A50 base station? Or would it make it more complicated?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@joeywinn3245 it should work because from what I see the aux is a aux in/mic out

[@joeywinn3245]

So would I do an XLR to 3.5 mm? Or how would I go about it? I got the same 502 as you do, just the newer gen.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@joeywinn3245 I went back and thought about this. The mic is detachable overall on the headset so you can run it just like normal.. Microphone to XLR then the fx send out 1/4 to 3.5mm for the controller. I recommend the pc style headset at the controller splitter since it has audio and mic otherwise all All your audio is being sent to your headset via optical

[@Drk-zp4pz]

I don’t have the adapter on the controller

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Don't need one but it's really convenient when you're muting yourself

[@envydarkxz1397]

Can I use a usb boom arm mic

[@BL4KPANTHER]

If you have a way to "monitor" the mic to an external source then yes. I've seen some yeti mics with this

[@francescoluongo6952]

Hi guys pls help me i ve buyed an tonor tc40 and the adaptor for connect all but it doesnt works can someone help me?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

To connect to what exactly? It's a USB microphone

[@francescoluongo6952]

Yes its a usb mic but if connect it to my xbox it acts like if he doesnt work but if I connect to my pc he works perfectly today just arrived the splitter for mic and headset but its the same it doesnt work I ve just seen now the page of amz end the descrption says Incompatible with xbox one is for this?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@francescoluongo6952 because Xbox doesn't allow third party microphones directly to their system like the Playstation does. That's why they push you to either console based app or a work around

[@francescoluongo6952]

So Can I use this mic on xbox?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@francescoluongo6952 not without a splitter and feed to the controller

[@jonton12swee]

Thanks for the pointers bro!!

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Anytime

[@kc_elrey7395]

This video makes me feel broke

[@raegan6904]

Just get a phantom power supply then plug the xlr cable into the box then plug xlr to usb cable into the xbox

[@BL4KPANTHER]

The mic doesn't work that way though lol. I have a phantom/interface setup and it did not work. Which is why I had to go this route

[@YB2Trill]

BL4K PANTHER so, I can’t use a regular Audio Interface?

[@therazorfeind]

what is th middle aux pice

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Going into the controller? Stereo adapter for Xbox

[@deathbynecro7813]

Is it possible to use a cheap ass dollar store splitter?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

I honestly don't know but if it's cheap is with a try

[@SwerveNation]

So how do you use a "3.5 to 3.5 aux cable" on this setup? You didnt say if its from your headset or what lol

[@BL4KPANTHER]

On my entire set up I think I have 3. 1) took my headphone jack out on my tower that runs into the aux port of my mixamp so I can hear all my pc sounds alerts etc the other two are the elgato chart link cables which are 3.5-3.5.

[@SwerveNation]

@@BL4KPANTHER but you said you don't need 2 elgato chat links?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@SwerveNation you really do not, you can use a regular aux cable for one. I had two so I used two. You'll d def need one if you're trying to record party chat to stream. To me the most important thing you need is the pc headset style splitter

[@SwerveNation]

@@BL4KPANTHER so you put your aux cable from your pc/laptop audio out to your mixamp aux output? I have a turtle beach elite pro 2 mixamp and it has a streamoutput which is a aux connection as well. Would that work?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@SwerveNation on my mixamp the aux port is an input. If yours is the same then yes. But that's just so I can make sure I can hear any sounds that come from my pc. So of iget follows etc then the notification let's me know and I never have to look at the monitor except to give the shout out. The stream output on the mixamp is just so you can control what the stream hears coming from what your mixamp picks up via optical. Like sending your party chat out to your pc so you can add it to your obs

[@mdawguu]

would this work while in game chat too?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

It should because it's just taking the place of your regular mic as input... The pc headset splitter would be crucial because It gives you both sound and mic

[@burnttoast7357]

@@BL4KPANTHER mine isnt wrkin

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@burnttoast7357 what might be your issue? Do you have discord?

[@burnttoast7357]

@@BL4KPANTHER i do

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@burnttoast7357 discord.gg/Pp8PRWss

[@ethanhelmett8823]

you do not need a stereo adapter in order for it to work, check my video all you need is a CTI splitter

[@BL4KPANTHER]

I use the adapter for the mute function. Way better to just click it with your thumb

[@ethanhelmett8823]

@@BL4KPANTHER true but you make it seem like you NEED it you can mute your mic in party chat. In reality all you need is a CTI splitter.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@ethanhelmett8823 no I don’t. ..don’t reach. It’s way easier to just use your thumb vs going into the menu and hitting mute. Noone can dispute that and it takes away from gameplay. Here you can continue like normal and be fine in less than a second

[@Boostedbeard]

Do you have mic monitoring ?

[@BL4KPANTHER]

I do yes but it's because I'm using voicemeter and playing the mic back through my computer. I have an aux cable that runs from my headphone jack of my computer into the aux of my mixamp so I hear everything from my computer in my headset

[@Jai-mv8jr]

Why do u have an sm7b 3 monitors for Xbox lol so overkill.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Why do you not? 1 monitor for the game, 1 for bots/streaming software and 1 so I can maneuver freely on my actual pc when I need to do stuff while streaming and of course one of the best mics in the game. That's actually pretty standard and sounds like you just don't have any of it

[@Jai-mv8jr]

BL4K PANTHER No I’m pc master ace so I’m a pc gamer. All I’m saying is you on a console lol and your using that kind of equipment. Just get a good pc.

[@BL4KPANTHER]

@@Jai-mv8jr even with a "good pc", which I actually already have built from scratch, you would need at least two monitors for less clutter when creating content. You don't actually stream do you?

[@Jai-mv8jr]

BL4K PANTHER I do just you said you do it on an Xbox one x so I thought 3 monitors was overkill and I do stream.

[@Jai-mv8jr]

Just all these expensive pieces of equipment could have easily been substituted with a good pc

[@exittyfn5908]

How do i connect a microphone and a daw to my xbox

[@BL4KPANTHER]

A what?

[@exittyfn5908]

@@BL4KPANTHER a microphone and a mixer

[@jonnystiztv]

It’s an xbox not a computer my friend. If you have a interface for mic you can run audio out from controller (i think) into interface which then can go into daw on computer

[@exittyfn5908]

@@jonnystiztv o ok thank u

[@BariBone]

I’m sure you know this by no, but a daw and a mixer are nowhere near the same thing

[@harveybailey3316]

Cab you just plug it into ps4

[@BL4KPANTHER]

In theory it should work that way but I need to test to see if that controller outputs audio and mic through the jack. If it doesn't then you wouldn't be able to without a computer gaming headphone style splitter

[@chuckiebomaye]

Man yall talk to much on these videos 😂

[@BL4KPANTHER]

Thanks for stopping in